Sad news, I had been trying to find him for the Reunion, wihtotu success. Presumably he was ill, I did discover he retiredfrom Pathology last year, and his Facebook page was full of family photos.
I have fond memories of a friendly, generous, smart guy, always with a smile!
Dennis was a groomsman at my wedding- he was smart happy, generous quick witted. I remember him opening a packet of crisps at lunch time surrounded by many friends. He felt that the crisps could not go around so he cruched the packet very firmly , opened the packet , and said "have a crisp"!!!!
Those in contact with his family please pass on my condolences. RIP my pal.
Dennis & i grew up in Brakpan in the same street. We were very close friends as kids. He was always very bright. This may explain why he was such a lousy soccer player. i always had him as full back; but he was usually surprised by any attack on our goal as he was busy drawing some abstract patterns in the sand of our school football field.
I was 2 years ahead of him at school but he caught me up when I was not accepted into medicine at Wits until I had completed a biology BSc. We were thenthus in the same 2nd year anatomy group together with Alec Khoury & Aldo Serafini.
My last contact with him was a few years ago whn I managed via google to trace him in Pittsburgh. A very happy telephone call ended with an intended visit to us in Holland, as his partner was an art museum director. Unfortunately the visit never materialised; & I now know why my repeated calls to his office to get him to the reunion were never answered.
I will always remember him aa a happy fun loving guy with a great attitude and passion for what he did..
i had tracked him down through Doximity as having settled in Piitsburgh,USA and specialized in Cytopathology but could never make contact as he never responded..Please forward our condolences to his family.
Another class mate from the East Rand. A lovely man - exuberant at times, booming occasionally, always fun to be around, especially when he waxed deeply intellectual. He was on a respirator with Guillain-Barre syndrome with bulbar involvement as a young intern (I think he was doing six months of surgery at the time). I tell that story to my residents because it was an event that had an indrect effect on me going into surgery. Condolences to his family.
Dennis was a delightful fellow student who always saw the best in people. A loyal friend - we did some crazy things together when he lived with me and my parents prior to our exams (I think finals) for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately we weren't in touch after leaving medical school, but I often wondered about him. A funny, clever and unassuming guy whom everyone liked.
Michael Eliastam
Sad news, I had been trying to find him for the Reunion, wihtotu success. Presumably he was ill, I did discover he retiredfrom Pathology last year, and his Facebook page was full of family photos.
I have fond memories of a friendly, generous, smart guy, always with a smile!
Alec Khoury
Dennis was a groomsman at my wedding- he was smart happy, generous quick witted. I remember him opening a packet of crisps at lunch time surrounded by many friends. He felt that the crisps could not go around so he cruched the packet very firmly , opened the packet , and said "have a crisp"!!!!
Those in contact with his family please pass on my condolences. RIP my pal.
Howard Berger
Dennis & i grew up in Brakpan in the same street. We were very close friends as kids. He was always very bright. This may explain why he was such a lousy soccer player. i always had him as full back; but he was usually surprised by any attack on our goal as he was busy drawing some abstract patterns in the sand of our school football field.
I was 2 years ahead of him at school but he caught me up when I was not accepted into medicine at Wits until I had completed a biology BSc. We were thenthus in the same 2nd year anatomy group together with Alec Khoury & Aldo Serafini.
My last contact with him was a few years ago whn I managed via google to trace him in Pittsburgh. A very happy telephone call ended with an intended visit to us in Holland, as his partner was an art museum director. Unfortunately the visit never materialised; & I now know why my repeated calls to his office to get him to the reunion were never answered.
Aldo Serafini
I will always remember him aa a happy fun loving guy with a great attitude and passion for what he did..
i had tracked him down through Doximity as having settled in Piitsburgh,USA and specialized in Cytopathology but could never make contact as he never responded..Please forward our condolences to his family.
Aldo Serafini
David Nathanson
Another class mate from the East Rand. A lovely man - exuberant at times, booming occasionally, always fun to be around, especially when he waxed deeply intellectual. He was on a respirator with Guillain-Barre syndrome with bulbar involvement as a young intern (I think he was doing six months of surgery at the time). I tell that story to my residents because it was an event that had an indrect effect on me going into surgery. Condolences to his family.
Raymond Brown
Dennis was a delightful fellow student who always saw the best in people. A loyal friend - we did some crazy things together when he lived with me and my parents prior to our exams (I think finals) for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately we weren't in touch after leaving medical school, but I often wondered about him. A funny, clever and unassuming guy whom everyone liked.
Please pass on my condolences to his family.
Raymond Brown